Combined tag and fastening-clip.



1. V. WASHBURNE.

COMBINED TAG AN'D FASTENING CLIP. APPLICATION FlLED NOV-71.1913

1 ,274,222. Patented J uly 30, 1918.

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Specification of Letters latentl pag t' q 1 1x550, 19 1's),

. Applicatiomfiled November 7, 19-13; Serial no. 799;668.1 i

,provement; in. Combined F ;T ags and Fastening-Clips, of which the following is a specifiCatiOIL. 4

My invention relates to tags adapted to be attached to fabrics and-:iotherxgoodsior the purpose of denoting quality",zsize, style, price, etc., and consistswofnacard or tag of any desired size or shape and of suitable material; to which is permanently secured a fastening clip by means of which the-cardmay be attached to the goods in such manner that a smooth surface is presented on all sides, whereby the danger of injury to .a persons fingers or hands by contact with a sharp prong or tooth in handling the goods is prevented.

The details of the invention are hereinafter particularly described.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the clip detached from the tag and showing it in the form after being stamped out of a sheet of metal,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tag detached from the clip.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the clip shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the eyeltit and tooth formed on the same side of the c ip.

Fig. 5 is an edge view showing the combineid tag and clip attached to a piece of goo 5.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 7 is an edge view of the combined tag and clip with the jaws of the clip open ready for attachment to the goods.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the clip detached showing a modification in shape, and

Fig. 9 is a sectional sideview showing the device attached to a thin character of goods.

All the fi ures of the drawing are in enlar ed size or clearness.

imilar reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views.

1 indicates the clip which is provided with an eyelet 2 adjacent one end and a prong,

or tooth 3 adjacent its other end, which are preferably stamped up of an integral piece. The clip is formed of flattened or sheet metal andits @ends are preferably rounded st05 avoid presenting sharpfcornersa 4 representsthe 'card'zor tag providedtwith a hole 5;.of a-sizeadaptedto receive the eyelet-2:0n theclipxll'.

After .the eyelet- 2: has been-z inserted through.- thezhole15 in-the:tag. 4', its. edgeis z'down over'thel surface :of ztheatag; and.

the;- clipc-is thereby; permanently secured to theataga' 5 4 I 1 r 1 Ati'thezc'enteraofqitszlengtln theeclip leis bentzover toward: itself soith'atx itsitwo opposlng parts or wings are in oblique relationship to each other in readiness fom applying the tag and fastener to the goods 6, as illustrated in Fig. 7. The eye 2 is external and projects upwardly or away from the space between the wings and the prong or tooth 3 projects into said space.

To facilitate the bending of the clip, th central part may be cut out as shown in Fig. 1, or its opposite sides may be notched or cut away as shown in Fig. 8.

This not only assures the bend being formed at the proper place in the clip, but also lessens its weight.

The goods 6 to which the tag is to be at tached are placed between the jaws of the clip and the free end of the clip is then pressed against the goods forcing the tooth 3 through the same and into the eyelet 2, which forms a receptacle for the point of the tooth, protecting it on all sides from contact with another object, thereby preventing the tooth being bent out of osition.

The tooth'3 is prefera 1y of a length so" that when the tag is attached to the goods,

the point of the tooth does not project sufliciently near to the outer edge of the eyelet to come into contact with the finger of a person in attaching the tag or in handling the goods after-the tag has been attached, and the clips are made of various sizes to be adapted for.

attachment to different thicknesses of material. In cases where the material to which the tag is attached is extremely thin, it is not necessary to press the jaws of the clip t hamsurface is presented at the opening in the eyelet. This is illustrated in Fig. 9.

In shipping my combined tag and fasten 'ing clip in large'quantities, the clips may be left in the flattened form shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 8, as the cut out in the center, or the notches or cut away assures the easy bending on the proper line of the clip when it is desired to attach a tag to the goods.

It will be readily seen that a simple pressure produced by the fingers will bring the clip from theopen position shown in Fig. 7, to the closed position shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 9, whereby the tooth on the free jaw of the clip will penetrate the fabric between the jaws, and its point will pass into the eyelet on the attached jaw in which it is protected from contact with any other object.

My invention combines in one device both a tag and a clip or fastener whereby the tag can be easily and quickly applied to an article of fabric which it is desired to number Copies of this patent may be obtained for or mark, and which can be easily removed therefrom without injuryto the goods.

I claim as my invention: 5

The combination of a clip folded upon itself to form opposing portions or wings, one of said portions being formed with an external outwardly projecting tubular eye and the other being formed with an angular prong for entering the eye, the prong being located in the space between the wings and the eye outside of such space, and a tag mounted on the eye, the eye being of greater diameter than the prong and adapted to retain the tag, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

Signed by me this 3rd day of November 1913.

JAMES V. WASHBURNE.

In the presence of V R. M. Hnusn, B. B. Amswon'rn.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. f 1 a 

